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This channel newsfeed includes clinical content on treating patients or the clinical implications in a variety of cardiac subspecialties and disease states. The channel includes news on cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, heart failure, electrophysiology, hypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.

Wrongful death lawsuit filed after restrained hospital patient dies of cardiac arrest
The family of Gay Sherman Weintz, 55, said she died as a result of 24-hour physical restraint, combined with staff at Middlesex Hospital ignoring signs of a medical crisis. Her son, Chauncey Smith, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
Lab owner indicted in $290M COVID fraud scheme pleads not guilty
Mahmood Sami Khan, 36, has been charged on five counts of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the conspiracy. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life behind bars.
PFA market heats up as medtech companies announce new investments
While Kardium raised $250 million in an oversubscribed funding round, Field Medical raised $35 million. Both companies are focused on designing and developing new pulsed field ablation technologies to help treat challenging arrhythmias.
FDA shares warning after Johnson & Johnson heart pump controllers linked to 3 deaths
Johnson & Johnson MedTech has received reports of its Automated Impella Controller failing to connect properly with Impella heart pumps. If this happens, the FDA warned, it may put patients at risk.
Vaccines—for the flu, COVID-19 and other infections—are a ‘foundational pillar’ of heart protection
Staying vaccinated as recommended by doctors can help patients limit their risk of adverse cardiovascular events, according to a new consensus statement published in European Heart Journal.

The new analysis, published in JACC: Heart Failure, included data from 75 different studies.

Researchers examined heart transplant outcomes associated with donation after circulatory death donors and donation after brain death donors.

It does increase certain risks, researchers found—but it can also be a valuable treatment option.

The recall includes more than 4,000 devices distributed over the last several years.

Researchers have until Feb. 1 to apply for one of the group's new COVID-19 research grants.

The hospital's former chief of cardiovascular surgery is now raising money online so that he can pursue legal action.

Biotech giants Moderna and Amgen both recently dropped out of the in-person meeting, which was set to take place next month in San Francisco.

The letter detailed issues related to risk assessment, the reporting of adverse events and other key areas.